Dave Spikey (born David Bramwell, September 1950 in Bolton, Lancashire) is an English comedian based in Chorley, Lancashire. Spikey spent his early career working in the haematology laboratory at Bolton General Hospital. It was during this period in the 1980s that Spikey scripted and performed in a number of amateur pantomimes with a group of like-minded health workers called the Bolton Health Performers. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Statistics Population: 139,403 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD715095 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bolton Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Ambulance: North West Post office and telephone Post... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Chorley Library Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England, south of Preston and at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

Bio

Early Years

In 1992, Spikey was asked to form a double act with Rick Sykes, as purely a 'one-off' to support a popular musical duo called 'Intaglio'[1]. Dave and Rick were known as Spikey and Sykey. The double act's most notable success came on Central TV's New Faces show. Central TV logo, 1985-1998 Central Independent Television, or to give it its familiar name, Central Television or Central, is a British Independent Television company that took over from ATV on 1 January 1982. ... New Faces was a British television talent show popular in the 1970s, presented by Derek Hobson. ...

A turning point came one summer Sunday evening in 1993 when Spikey got a phone call to see if 'he could get to Blackpool in half an hour'. Cannon and Ball were appearing at The Opera House and they needed a compere immediately. It has been suggested that South Shore, Blackpool be merged into this article or section. ... Cannon and Ball are an English comedy double act consisting of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball. ...

He was the last host of UK gameshow Chain Letters in 1997, following on from Jeremy Beadle and Ted Robbins, among others. While working on the show, he once got trapped by the rotating Chain Letters revolving sign. A typical chain letter consists of a message that attempts to induce the recipient to make a number of copies of the letter and then pass them on to two or more new recipients. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ted Robbins (born in Liverpool) but resides in Rossendale, Lancashire is an English comedian and actor. ...

Success

Spikey won the Best Newcomer award at the Comedy Awards, and there he met Peter Kay with whom he wrote and acted in Phoenix Nights, a hit comedy series on Channel Four in which he played Jerry St. Clair. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The full cast from series one Peter Kays Phoenix Nights is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working mens club in the northern English town of Bolton, Lancashire. ... Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Peter Kay. ...

In 2003, Spikey released his first DVD, The Overnight Success Tour. Towards the end of 2004, he wrote the ITV comedy-drama Dead Man Weds, in which he also co-starred, in 2005, with Johnny Vegas. DVD (commonly Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... Dead Man Weds is a 6-part comedy series shown on ITV on British TV (and repeated on ITV2). ... Johnny Vegas (real name Michael Joseph Pennington) born on September 11, 1971, is an English comedian from the Merseyside town of St. ...

Since 2005 Spikey has been one of the regular team captains on the comedy panel game, 8 Out of 10 Cats. That year also saw the release of his second live DVD, Living The Dream. He now presents the darts gameshow Bullseye on Challenge. A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... 8 Out of 10 Cats is a comedy panel game made by Zeppotron (a subsidiary of Endemol) for Channel 4. ... A standard dart board. ... Bullseye is a British game show first made by ATV and Central Television between 1981 and 1995, and hosted by Jim Bowen. ... Look up challenge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Spikey has two new projects in the pipeline which have been commissioned by the BBC, being Magnolia, a sitcom about painters and decorators, and Footballers Lives - a comedy about a pub football team, which should air by the end of 2006.Also on the panel for talent show when will I be famous.

Because of his time at hospital, Spikey's chosen subject on Celebrity Mastermind in 2006 was Human Blood. He won this show. Look up mastermind in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Human blood smear: a - erythrocytes; b - neutrophil; c - eosinophil; d - lymphocyte. ...

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External links

• Official Website
• UK Gameshows Site
• Unofficial Fan Site
• Fan Site
• Dave Spikey at the Internet Movie Database
• Challenge's Bullseye site